Eric Gibson
master brummie
Yes that's right, the open space alongside was post war a coal yard where we queued for coal when there was a shortage (miners working to rule) the first shop to the left was a fish and chip shop.
I had looked at that map and the aerial view and I can see now that what I thought was a row of houses is actually the main pool building and on the back might be a boiler room and chlorination plant. It looks like the aerial pic has the only view we have of the baths,I am not familiar with the area, but, from the c 1937 map, aren't the baths the building marked with an arrow?
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I thought the Welfare Centre was on the other side of the island. Got me thinking now.I have a vague feeling there was a view on Google Streetview of the Baths, obviously quite a few years ago, before it was demolished. Or maybe it was the old Welfare Centre (next door ?). Could be imagining it. Viv.
They built a new “Leisure Centre” at the Old Warren Farm School. The new pool is one of these fun splash type things with fountains and water slides etc.Why was it demolished, surely that's a good sound building.